Oscar Winning Movies/Films/Shorts I Haven't Seen

by daltonbriant894 | created - 27 Apr 2013 | updated - 1 month ago | Public

These are all movies/documentaries/short films that have won at least one Oscar that I haven't seen.

Here's a link to the list of Oscar winning movies I have seen: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls051245402/

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1. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)

R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History

90 Metascore

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.

Votes: 732,246 | Gross: $326.11M

Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan won the Oscar for "Best Motion Picture of the Year" Cillian Murphy won the Oscar for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" Robert Downey Jr. won the Oscar for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" Christopher Nolan won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Directing" Hoyte Van Hoytema won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Cinematography" Jennifer Lame won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Film Editing" Ludwig Göransson won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)"

2. Poor Things (2023)

R | 141 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

88 Metascore

An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef

Votes: 254,608

Emma Stone won the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" James Price, Shona Heath, and Zsuzsa Mihalek won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Production Design" Holly Waddington won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Costume Design" Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling"

3. Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

86 Metascore

A woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.

Director: Justine Triet | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz

Votes: 122,990

Justine Triet and Arthur Harari won the Oscar for "Best Original Screenplay"

4. American Fiction (2023)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama

81 Metascore

A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.

Director: Cord Jefferson | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander

Votes: 77,138

Cord Jefferson won the Oscar for "Best Adapted Screenplay"

5. The Zone of Interest (2023)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, History, War

92 Metascore

Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.

Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus, Luis Noah Witte

Votes: 85,034

Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn won the Oscar for "Best Sound" United Kingdom won the Oscar for "Best International Feature Film"

6. Godzilla Minus One (2023)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

81 Metascore

Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Sakura Andô, Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yuki Yamada

Votes: 58,655

Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Visual Effects"

7. The Boy and the Heron (2023)

PG-13 | 124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

91 Metascore

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki, Aimyon

Votes: 51,217

Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki won the Oscar for "Best Animated Feature Film"

8. 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)

TV-PG | 95 min | Documentary, War

83 Metascore

As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.

Director: Mstyslav Chernov | Stars: Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Liudmyla Amelkina, Roman Golovanov

Votes: 20,300

Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Raney Aronson won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Feature"

9. War Is Over! (2023)

11 min | Animation, Short, War

At a World War I front, a carrier pigeon delivers moves messages between two soldiers playing a chess game, unaware they are on opposite sides.

Director: Dave Mullins | Star: Jake McLean

Votes: 1,220

Dave Mullins and Brad Booker won the Oscar for "Best Animated Short Film"

10. The Last Repair Shop (2023)

TV-PG | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Music

Tells the story of four unassuming heroes who ensure no student is deprived of the joy of music. It is also a reminder of how music can be the best medicine, stress reliever and even an escape from poverty.

Directors: Kris Bowers, Ben Proudfoot | Stars: Dana Atkinson, Duane Michaels, Paty Moreno, Steve Bagmanyan

Votes: 2,691

Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Short Film"

11. The Whale (2022)

R | 117 min | Drama

60 Metascore

A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau

Votes: 211,589

Brendan Fraser won the Oscar for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Annemarie Bradley-Sherron won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling"

12. RRR (2022)

Not Rated | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

83 Metascore

A fearless warrior on a perilous mission comes face to face with a steely cop serving British forces in this epic saga set in pre-independent India.

Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt

Votes: 167,449 | Gross: $14.50M

M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)" for the song "Naatu Naatu"

13. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

67 Metascore

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang

Votes: 495,060 | Gross: $659.68M

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Visual Effects"

14. Navalny (2022)

R | 99 min | Documentary, Biography

82 Metascore

Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.

Director: Daniel Roher | Stars: Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, Christo Grozev, Dasha Navalnaya

Votes: 29,941

Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, and Shane Boris won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Feature"

15. An Irish Goodbye (I) (2022)

23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

In rural Northern Ireland, a pair of estranged brothers reunite following their mother's untimely death.

Directors: Tom Berkeley, Ross White | Stars: Seamus O'Hara, James Martin, Paddy Jenkins, Michelle Fairley

Votes: 3,405

Tom Berkeley and Ross White won the Oscar for "Best Live Action Short Film"

16. No Time to Die (2021)

PG-13 | 163 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

68 Metascore

James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux

Votes: 445,083 | Gross: $160.87M

Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)" for the song "No Time to Die"

17. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

PG-13 | 118 min | Documentary, History, Music

96 Metascore

Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.

Director: Questlove | Stars: Dorinda Drake, Barbara Bland-Acosta, Darryl Lewis, Ethel Beatty

Votes: 13,888

Questlove, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, and David Dinerstein won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Feature"

18. My Octopus Teacher (2020)

TV-G | 85 min | Documentary, Drama

82 Metascore

A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.

Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed | Stars: Craig Foster, Tom Foster

Votes: 63,900

Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed, and Craig Foster won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Feature"

19. Colette (I) (2020)

24 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

In Nazi-occupied France, resistance took courage. Seventy-five years later, facing one's ghosts may take even more.

Director: Anthony Giacchino | Stars: Colette Marin-Catherine, Lucie Fouble

Votes: 1,575

Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Short Subject"

20. Two Distant Strangers (2020)

Not Rated | 32 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

A man trying to get home to his dog gets stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.

Directors: Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe | Stars: Joey Bada$$, Zaria, Vincent Mordente, Ana González

Votes: 20,276

Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe won the Oscar for "Best Live Action Short Film"

21. Another Round (2020)

Not Rated | 117 min | Drama

79 Metascore

Four high-school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.

Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe

Votes: 195,302

Denmark won the Oscar for "Best International Feature Film"

22. 1917 (2019)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, History

78 Metascore

April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth

Votes: 676,466 | Gross: $159.23M

Roger Deakins won the Oscar for "Best Cinematography" Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Sound Mixing" Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, and Dominic Tuohy won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Visual Effects"

23. Rocketman (I) (2019)

R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music

69 Metascore

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard

Votes: 194,946 | Gross: $96.37M

Elton John and Bernie Taupin won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)" for the song "I'm Gonna Love Me Again"

24. Toy Story 4 (2019)

G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

84 Metascore

When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.

Director: Josh Cooley | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale

Votes: 280,631 | Gross: $434.04M

Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, and Jonas Rivera won the Oscar for "Best Animated Feature Film"

25. Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) (2019)

TV-MA | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Sport

Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You're A Girl) is the story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write-and skateboard-in Kabul.

Director: Carol Dysinger | Stars: Fatima, Kashida

Votes: 1,091

Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Short Subject"

26. Free Solo (2018)

PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport

83 Metascore

Alex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.

Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Cheyne Lempe

Votes: 77,499 | Gross: $17.54M

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes, and Shannon Dill won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Feature"

27. A Fantastic Woman (2017)

R | 104 min | Drama

81 Metascore

Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.

Director: Sebastián Lelio | Stars: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim

Votes: 27,284 | Gross: $2.02M

Chile won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

28. Icarus (2017)

TV-MA | 120 min | Documentary, Sport

68 Metascore

When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.

Director: Bryan Fogel | Stars: Bryan Fogel, Dave Zabriskie, Don Catlin, Grigory Rodchenkov

Votes: 54,740

Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Feature"

29. The Silent Child (2017)

Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama

A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.

Director: Chris Overton | Stars: Rachel Fielding, Philip York, Rachel Shenton, Maisie Sly

Votes: 2,906

Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton won the Oscar for "Best Live Action Short Film"

30. The Salesman (2016)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Thriller

85 Metascore

While Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.

Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mina Sadati, Babak Karimi

Votes: 64,757 | Gross: $2.40M

Iran won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

31. O.J.: Made in America (2016)

TV-MA | 467 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Albanese, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Allen

Votes: 21,960

Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Feature"

32. Sing (2016)

25 min | Short, Drama, Music

'Sing' is a childhood drama with a lot of music, set in 1990s Budapest, Hungary. Inspired by a true story, it follows an award winning school choir and the new girl in class who just might uncover the ugly secret behind their fame.

Director: Kristóf Deák | Stars: Dorka Gáspárfalvi, Dorottya Hais, Zsófia Szamosi, Borbála Karádi

Votes: 5,874

Kristóf Deák and Anna Udvardy won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

33. The White Helmets (2016)

TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Short, War

As daily airstrikes pound civilian targets in Syria, a group of indomitable first responders risk their lives to rescue victims from the rubble.

Director: Orlando von Einsiedel | Stars: Dana Abed, Tia Alkerdi, Khalid Farah, Mohammed Farah

Votes: 8,200

Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

34. Son of Saul (2015)

R | 107 min | Drama, War

91 Metascore

A Jewish-Hungarian concentration camp prisoner sets out to give a child he mistook for his son a proper burial.

Director: László Nemes | Stars: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont

Votes: 51,978 | Gross: $1.78M

Hungary won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

35. Amy (III) (2015)

R | 128 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

85 Metascore

Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.

Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Russell Brand

Votes: 55,134 | Gross: $8.41M

Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Feature"

36. A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)

Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.

Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Stars: Asad Jamal, Saba

Votes: 1,870

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subject"

37. Ida (2013)

PG-13 | 82 min | Drama

91 Metascore

A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.

Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Stars: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Jerzy Trela

Votes: 60,728 | Gross: $3.83M

Poland won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

38. Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2013)

TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Short

Counselors provide support, guidance and hope to despondent servicemen dealing with emotional, physical and financial troubles.

Director: Ellen Goosenberg Kent

Votes: 665

Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Heinz Perry won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subject"

39. Citizenfour (2014)

R | 114 min | Documentary, Biography

88 Metascore

A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.

Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum

Votes: 57,997 | Gross: $2.80M

Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, and Dirk Wilutzky won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Feature"

40. The Great Beauty (2013)

Not Rated | 141 min | Drama

86 Metascore

Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso

Votes: 97,448 | Gross: $2.85M

Italy won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

41. Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)

PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

83 Metascore

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill

Votes: 13,959 | Gross: $4.95M

Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen, and Caitrin Rogers (posthumous win) won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

42. Saving Face (2012)

Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

Plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad returns to his native Pakistan to help those left horribly scarred by acid attacks.

Directors: Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Stars: Sarkar Abbas, Mohammad Jawad

Votes: 1,513

Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

43. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

79 Metascore

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.

Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore

Votes: 72,930 | Gross: $3.97M

Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

44. Inocente (2012)

40 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

A personal and vibrant coming of age story about a young artist's determination never to surrender to the bleakness of her surroundings. At 15, Inocente refuses to let her dream of becoming... See full summary »

Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix

Votes: 374 | Gross: $2.14M

Sean Fine and Andrea Nix won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

45. The Shore (2011)

Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

The story of Joe and Paddy, whose childhood friendship is shattered by the troubles in Northern Ireland. Twenty five years later they are reunited.

Director: Terry George | Stars: Anthony Brophy, Conleth Hill, Packy Lee, Aidan McAteer

Votes: 1,069

Terry George and Oorlagh George won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

46. Undefeated (2011)

PG-13 | 113 min | Documentary, Sport

71 Metascore

Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.

Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown, Chavis Daniels

Votes: 7,343 | Gross: $0.56M

Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, and Rich Middlemas won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

47. In a Better World (2010)

R | 118 min | Drama, Romance

65 Metascore

The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Markus Rygaard, Wil Johnson

Votes: 41,703 | Gross: $1.01M

Denmark won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

48. The Wolfman (2010)

R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

43 Metascore

Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten and subsequently cursed by a werewolf.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Simon Merrells

Votes: 111,768 | Gross: $61.98M

Rick Baker and Dave Elsey won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Makeup"

49. Inside Job (2010)

PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

88 Metascore

Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.

Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir

Votes: 79,003 | Gross: $4.31M

Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

50. Strangers No More (2010)

40 min | Documentary, Short

In the heart of Tel Aviv, there is an exceptional school where children from forty-eight different countries and diverse backgrounds come together to learn. Many of the students arrive at ... See full summary »

Directors: Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon

Votes: 220

Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

51. Music by Prudence (2010)

33 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

Prudence Mabhena leads a group of young, disabled Africans who inspire others with their music, proving that disability does not mean inability.

Director: Roger Ross Williams | Stars: Farai Mabhande, Prudence Mabhena, Energy Maburutse, Marvelous Mbulo

Votes: 165

Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

52. God of Love (2010)

18 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

A lovestruck, lounge-singing darts champion finds his prayers answered--literally--when he mysteriously receives a box of love-inducing darts.

Director: Luke Matheny | Stars: Luke Matheny, Marian Brock, Christopher Hirsh, Emily Young

Votes: 1,919

Luke Matheny won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

53. The Lost Thing (2010)

Not Rated | 15 min | Animation, Short, Drama

A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

Directors: Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan | Star: Tim Minchin

Votes: 3,718

Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Animated"

54. The Young Victoria (2009)

PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

64 Metascore

A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson

Votes: 66,430 | Gross: $11.00M

Sandy Powell won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Costume Design"

55. The Cove (2009)

PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

84 Metascore

Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.

Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones, Michael Illiff

Votes: 51,461 | Gross: $0.87M

Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

56. Logorama (2009)

R | 16 min | Animation, Short, Action

Police chase an armed criminal in a version of Los Angeles comprised entirely of corporate logos.

Directors: François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain | Stars: Bob Stephenson, Sherman Augustus, Aja Evans, Joel Michaely

Votes: 6,281

Nicolas Schmerkin won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Animated"

57. Departures (2008)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama

68 Metascore

Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.

Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Ryôko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Votes: 55,007 | Gross: $1.50M

Japan won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

58. The Duchess (2008)

PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

62 Metascore

A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life.

Director: Saul Dibb | Stars: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Rampling

Votes: 87,319 | Gross: $13.82M

Michael O'Connor won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Costume Design"

59. Smile Pinki (2008)

39 min | Documentary, Short

A real-world fairy-tale about the journey of Pinki and Ghutaru, two children in rural India whose lives are forever changed by a simple surgery they never imagined possible.

Director: Megan Mylan | Stars: Anti Chauhan, Ghutaru Chauhan, Virendra Kumar Das, Ravi Anand Manya

Votes: 456

Megan Mylan won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subject"

60. The Counterfeiters (2007)

R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, History

78 Metascore

The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during World War II.

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach

Votes: 47,192 | Gross: $5.48M

Austria won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

61. Spielzeugland (2007)

TV-PG | 14 min | Short, Drama, War

A German mother lies to her son about where the Nazis are sending their Jewish neighbors.

Director: Jochen Alexander Freydank | Stars: Julia Jäger, Cedric Eich, Tamay Bulut Özvatan, Torsten Michaelis

Votes: 3,168

Jochen Alexander Freydank won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

62. The Lives of Others (2006)

R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

89 Metascore

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur

Votes: 410,729 | Gross: $11.29M

Germany won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

63. Once (I) (2007)

R | 86 min | Drama, Music, Romance

90 Metascore

A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.

Director: John Carney | Stars: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick

Votes: 121,311 | Gross: $9.44M

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song" for the song "Falling Slowly"

64. Freeheld (2007)

Not Rated | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

In the last weeks of her life, Lieutenant Laurel Hester has one goal - to leave her hard-earned pension to her life partner Stacie. Without it, Stacie will lose their house. For once the law is not on Laurel's side. Time is running out.

Director: Cynthia Wade | Stars: Laurel Hester, Stacie Andree, Dane B. Wells, Steven Goldstein

Votes: 363

Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

65. Marie Antoinette (2006)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

64 Metascore

The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Steve Coogan

Votes: 121,994 | Gross: $15.96M

Milena Canonero won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Costume Design"

66. The Danish Poet (2006)

15 min | Animation, Short, Romance

A woman ponders over the strange coincidences that made her forefathers and -mothers meet and create the premises for her becoming the person that she is.

Director: Torill Kove | Star: Liv Ullmann

Votes: 2,558

Torill Kove won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Animated"

67. The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006)

Not Rated | 38 min | Documentary, Short

A year in the life of children in the Province of Anhui in China, who have lost their parents to AIDS. Traditional obligations to family and village collide with terror of the disease.

Director: Ruby Yang | Stars: Huang Children, Gao Jun, Nan Nan

Votes: 306

Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

68. The Mozart of Pickpockets (2006)

31 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

Richard and Philippe live hand to mouth, backing up a gang of Spanish pickpockets on the streets of Paris, posing as policemen who arrest a gang member while the others rifle the pockets ... See full summary »

Director: Philippe Pollet-Villard | Stars: Matteo Razzouki-Safardi, Philippe Pollet-Villard, Richard Morgiève, Samir Guesmi

Votes: 964

Philippe Pollet-Villard won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

69. Peter and The Wolf (2006)

G | 32 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

An animated retelling set to Prokofiev's suite.

Director: Suzie Templeton

Votes: 4,325

Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Animated"

70. Tsotsi (2005)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama

70 Metascore

Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Matseke-Zulu, Terry Pheto

Votes: 31,615 | Gross: $2.91M

South Africa won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

71. Hustle & Flow (2005)

R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Music

68 Metascore

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning

Votes: 43,233 | Gross: $22.20M

Juicy J, Cedric Coleman, and D.J. Paul won the Oscar for "Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song" for the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"

72. A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005)

39 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

A biography of Poet Norman Corwin, and the events surrounding his powerful radio broadcast commemorating VE Day on May 8, 1945.

Director: Eric Simonson | Stars: Robert Altman, Norman Corwin, Walter Cronkite, Norman Lear

Votes: 136

Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

73. West Bank Story (2005)

21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of dueling falafel restaurants on the West Bank.

Director: Ari Sandel | Stars: Ben Newmark, Noureen DeWulf, A.J. Tannen, Joey Naber

Votes: 1,691

Ari Sandel won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

74. The Sea Inside (I) (2004)

PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama

74 Metascore

The factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.

Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera

Votes: 85,270 | Gross: $2.09M

Spain won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year"

75. Ryan (2004)

TV-PG | 14 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

The movie talks about the life of Ryan Larkin, a gifted Canadian animator of the late '60s and the early '70s.

Director: Chris Landreth | Stars: Ryan Larkin, Chris Landreth, Felicity Fanjoy, Derek Lamb

Votes: 3,003

Chris Landreth won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Animated"

76. Mighty Times: The Children's March (2004)

40 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

On May 2, 1963, the children of Birmingham, Alabama took to the streets to challenge segregation.

Director: Robert Houston | Stars: Dominiqua Alexis, Rico E. Anderson, Josh Evans, Sir Fappington

Votes: 129

Robert Hudson and Robert Houston won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

77. Six Shooter (2004)

Not Rated | 27 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young oddball....

Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Rúaidhrí Conroy, David Wilmot, Aisling O'Sullivan

Votes: 14,323

Martin McDonagh won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

78. The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

70 Metascore

During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.

Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Rémy Girard, Dorothée Berryman, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze

Votes: 30,039 | Gross: $3.43M

Canada won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film"

79. The Fog of War (2003)

PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, History

87 Metascore

The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Robert McNamara, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon

Votes: 25,058 | Gross: $4.20M

Errol Morris and Michael Williams won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

80. Harvie Krumpet (2003)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

The odd biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.

Director: Adam Elliot | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Kamahl, John Flaus, Julie Forsyth

Votes: 9,028

Adam Elliot won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Animated"

81. Chernobyl Heart (2003)

39 min | Documentary, Short

This Academy Award-winning documentary takes a look at children born after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster who have been born with a deteriorated heart condition.

Director: Maryann DeLeo | Stars: William Novick, Adi Roche

Votes: 798

Maryann DeLeo won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

82. Two Soldiers (2003)

Not Rated | 40 min | Short, Drama, War

Mississippi, just before Pearl Harbor. Two brothers, Pete, about 19 and Willie, about 10 years younger. They are clearly close friends. The news arrives, and Pete goes to enlist. Willie ... See full summary »

Director: Aaron Schneider | Stars: Jonathan Furr, Ben Allison, Ron Perlman, David Andrews

Votes: 417

Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

83. Twin Towers (2003)

34 min | Documentary, Short

Two brothers, one a firefighter, one a police officer, are remembered for their bravery in New York City on September 11.

Directors: Bill Guttentag, Robert David Port | Star: Tommy Buda

Votes: 284

Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

84. Talk to Her (2002)

R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

86 Metascore

Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Rosario Flores, Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling

Votes: 117,538 | Gross: $9.36M

Pedro Almodóvar won the Oscar for "Best Writing, Original Screenplay"

85. 8 Mile (2002)

R | 110 min | Drama, Music

77 Metascore

Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.

Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer

Votes: 321,158 | Gross: $116.72M

Eminem, Jeff Bass, and Luis Resto won the Oscar for "Best Music, Original Song" for the song "Lose Yourself"

86. Bowling for Columbine (2002)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

72 Metascore

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende

Votes: 148,777 | Gross: $21.58M

Michael Moore and Michael Donovan won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

87. Thoth (2002)

40 min | Documentary, Short, Music

Thoth is a street performer currently in New York. Thoth is an individual with a complicated life and background. Thoth plays on opera with a violin in a loincloth in Central Park. Thoth is.

Director: Sarah Kernochan | Stars: S.K. Thoth, Robert Janoff, Elayne Jones, George Kaufman

Votes: 243

Sarah Kernochan and Lynn Appelle won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

88. The Chubbchubbs! (2002)

G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A janitor at an alien nightclub gets his wish to be a singer.

Director: Eric Armstrong | Stars: Brad Simonsen, Mortonette Jenkins, Jeff Wolverton, Peter Lurie

Votes: 4,207

Eric Armstrong won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Animated"

89. This Charming Man (2002)

30 min | Comedy, Short

Lars Hansen is in a job training program. He finds a potential job at a print shop, but his paperwork gets mixed up with an El Hassan. He is scheduled for a Danish class, since he's ... See full summary »

Director: Martin Strange-Hansen | Stars: Martin Buch, Camilla Bendix, Farshad Kholghi, Martin Hestbæk

Votes: 715

Martin Strange-Hansen and Mie Andreasen won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

90. Nowhere in Africa (2001)

R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History

72 Metascore

Due to Hitler's threat, Walter Redlich, a Jewish lawyer, immigrates to Kenya with his wife Jettel and daughter Regina. Things take a turn when the family is ordered to move by the British officers.

Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich, Sidede Onyulo

Votes: 13,970 | Gross: $6.17M

Germany won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film"

91. No Man's Land (I) (2001)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, War

84 Metascore

Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1993 at the time of the heaviest fighting between the two warring sides. Two soldiers from opposing sides in the conflict, Nino and Ciki, become trapped in no man's land, whilst a third soldier becomes a living booby trap.

Director: Danis Tanovic | Stars: Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges Siatidis

Votes: 48,839 | Gross: $1.06M

Bosnia won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film"

92. Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)

Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Crime

Oscar-winning documentary that documents a murder trial in which a 15-year-old African-American is wrongfully accused of a 2000 murder in Jacksonville, Florida.

Director: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade | Stars: Ann Finnell, Patrick McGuinness, James Williams, Michael Glover

Votes: 4,519

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and Denis Poncet won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

93. The Accountant (2001)

TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy, Short

The O'Dell farm is on the rocks. A non-traditional accountant comes with a variety of ways to save the farm.

Director: Ray McKinnon | Stars: Ray McKinnon, Walton Goggins, Eddie King, Gary Richardson

Votes: 1,211

Ray McKinnon and Lisa Blount won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

94. U-571 (2000)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, War

62 Metascore

A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.

Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi

Votes: 87,434 | Gross: $77.09M

Jon Johnson won the Oscar for "Best Sound Editing"

95. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)

PG | 122 min | Documentary, History, War

79 Metascore

The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi Germany in the late 1930s.

Director: Mark Jonathan Harris | Stars: Judi Dench, Lory Cahn, Kurt Fuchel, Eva Hayman

Votes: 1,963 | Gross: $0.37M

Mark Jonathan Harris and Deborah Oppenheimer won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

96. Big Mama (2000)

35 min | Short, Documentary

The story of Viola Dees, an elderly woman who is trying to care for her troubled grandson.

Director: Tracy Seretean | Stars: Walter Dee, Viola Dees

Votes: 128

Tracy Seretean won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"

97. Quiero ser (I want to be...) (2000)

35 min | Short, Drama

The paths of two orphan brothers drastically change over the years, beginning when they were just boys living on the streets of Mexico City.

Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Emilio Perez, Luis Fernando Peña, Chaco, Mario Zaragoza

Votes: 365

Florian Gallenberger won the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action"

98. All About My Mother (1999)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

87 Metascore

A comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, and overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan

Votes: 102,940 | Gross: $8.26M

Spain won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film"

99. One Day in September (1999)

R | 94 min | Documentary, History, Sport

82 Metascore

The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Michael Douglas, Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al Gashey, Gerald Seymour

Votes: 6,246 | Gross: $0.16M

Arthur Cohn and Kevin Macdonald won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Features"

100. King Gimp (1999)

39 min | Documentary, Short

A short documentary that focus on artist Dan Keplinger, a man born with cerebral palsy who manages to compose great works of art. Baltimore filmmakers Susan Hadary and William Whiteford ... See full summary »

Directors: Susan Hannah Hadary, William A. Whiteford | Stars: Paul Hungerford, Dan Keplinger

Votes: 257

Susan Hannah Hadary and William A. Whiteford won the Oscar for "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"



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